Z3 M Coupe Rear Subframe Reinforcement: Part 3 In continuation of part 2, part 3 covers the completion of the reinforcement with seam sealer, paint and sound deadening. Step 1: Paint all exposed metal. All exposed metal was paint with … Continued
Z3 M Coupe Rear Subframe Reinforcement: Part 2 In continuation of part 1, part 2 covers the reinforcement of the rear trunk floor. Step 1: Weld chassis floor flat. First, we stop drilled the existing crack near the battery tray … Continued
Z3 M Coupe Rear Subframe Reinforcement: Part 1 It is well known that the Z3 chassis, especially the M Coupe and Roadsters, suffer from rear trunk floor issues. While BMW produced arguably their best vehicles in the 90s and early … Continued
E39 M5 Timing Chain Tensioner Replacement When we bought our 2003 E39 M5 on our birthday at the end of July this year it had ~80k miles on it. The biggest issue with this car was light timing chain … Continued
Z3 M Coupe Illuminated Sunroof Switch After spending some time in the M Coupe I noticed that the switch for the sunroof was not illuminated. Wondering if this was normal or not I immediately checked online and found out that … Continued
LeatherZ Z3 M Coupe Sunroof Shade Before the M Coupe had arrived we had already ordered the sunroof shade from LeatherZ. Since the M Coupe sunshade was NLA from BMW (part # 82110021741) and the sunshade being sold by LeatherZ was … Continued
Dash Illumination Fix One of the first things we noticed with our M Coupe was that the dash illumination was not working. It was especially annoying and dangerous at night. This is quite common with Z3 Ms when the wires … Continued
One of the first things we do when we buy a BMW is to check all of the fuses to make sure none are missing, to make sure that all of the circuits have the correct amp rated fuse and … Continued
Purchase & First Thoughts If you would have told me that I would be buying an M Coupe less than one month after buying our E39 M5, I wouldn’t have believed you. When we were younger (circa 2001), I remember … Continued
BMW E46 European City Light Retrofit Overview Car modding can be a funny thing. People in the United States like to have European options on their cars and sometimes Europeans want US options on their cars. To make my E46 … Continued
